The No Film School Podcast
1) Why Film Culture Still Needs Physical Spaces: A Case Study of Vidiots
This episode of the No Film School Podcast dives deep into the power and necessity of physical spaces in modern film culture. Host GG Hawkins sits down with Maggie Mackay, Executive Director and board...Show More
2) How a Film Score Actually Gets Made (Step by Step) & Pete Ohs’ Distribution Experiment of 2026
This episode of the No Film School Podcast features two deep and distinct conversations. First, host GG Hawkins reunites with filmmaker Pete Ohs, who returns to share the unique distribution experimen...Show More
3) Your Movie Is Out In The World. Now What?
In this episode, the tables are turned as No Film School host GG Hawkins becomes the interviewee, speaking with No Film School founder Ryan Koo about the journey of releasing her micro-budget feature ...Show More
4) How 'The Plague' Perfected the Horror of Growing Up
Host GG Hawkins sits down with filmmaker Charlie Polinger to unpack the making of his debut feature, The Plague. Polinger discusses his transition from theater to film, the personal childhood memories...Show More
5) One Lens, One Vision: The Cinematography of 'The Creator'
In this episode, host Charles Haine sits down with cinematographer Oren Soffer to dive deep into the groundbreaking and much-discussed visual style of The Creator. As the co-DP alongside Greig Fraser,...Show More
6) How Earning an Actor’s Trust as a Director Can Drive Your Career
Allan Ungar started directing features at just 23 and has since evolved into a filmmaker known for his action-comedy chops and ability to elicit career-best performances from his actors. In this episo...Show More
7) From Book to Big Screen: Rebecca Sonnenshine’s Adaptation Playbook (The Housemaid, The Boys)
Screenwriter and showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine joins the No Film School Podcast to unpack her career and creative process behind hit adaptations including The Boys and The Housemaid. She shares how s...Show More
8) David Zaslav Will Make Nearly $1 Billion From Selling Warner Bros. to Netflix (or Paramount). How Much Will Filmmakers Make?
In this episode, No Film School founder Ryan Koo and host GG Hawkins, along with producer and guest Ana Liza Muravina, dig into the ramifications of the news that Netflix is bidding (or may be outbid ...Show More
9) Authenticity as Craft: DP Gayle Ye on Filmmaking Beyond Labels
EP871: Authenticity as Craft – DP Gayle Ye on Filmmaking Beyond Labels In this episode, cinematographer Gayle Ye joins host GG Hawkins for an intimate and wide-ranging conversation about artistry, id...Show More
10) Documenting the Business of Fear: Inside HBO’s 'Thoughts & Prayers'
GG Hawkins speaks with directors Jessica Dimmock and Zackary Canepari about their haunting and thought-provoking HBO documentary Thoughts & Prayers. The film offers a chillingly observational look at ...Show More